Temporary driving licenses for expired licenses

By Chaturanga Samarawickrama   

Due to issues with importing Smart Card Driving License (SCDL) for printing, the transport ministry has decided to issue a temporary driving license card including a security code valid for one year, Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said.   

Addressing the media, he said that there is a shortage of purchasing the relevant plastic cards from the international market and the prices of the available cards in the international market have also increased.   The Ministry has an issue with the opening Letter of Credits (LCs) for the whole lot. However, the issue has been solved by issuing LCs in separate parts.    Therefore, the Ministry has decided to issue a temporary driving license in the same way as it issued the original driving licenses.